Newcastle Municipality mayor and the municipality have welcomed the announcement by ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) that they would continue operations on their Longs Steel business in Newcastle.

The year started on a grim note for Newcastle in KwaZulu-Natal as the impending closure of ArcelorMittal South Africa’s (Amsa) operations threaten to plunge the region into an economic crisis.

The possible closure of ArcelorMittal South Africa’s long steel plant in Newcastle is a stark reminder of the challenges facing the local and global steel industries amidst weak international ...

Government policies worsened the decline of the steel industry and distorted the market, favouring mini mills over primary producers such as ArcelorMittal. A report shows exactly how devastating ...

Declining demand for steel products has prompted ArcelorMittal South Africa to take steps. While plants in Vereeniging and Vanderbijlpark are in the balance, Newcastle could be the site of a merge ...

ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd., Africa's largest steelmaker, approved a project to increase output at its Newcastle plant by 80,000 metric tons a year as part of a plan to raise annual production ...

The focus of steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa’s (AMSA’s) strategic asset footprint review has shifted to its Newcastle mill, in KwaZulu-Natal, following the completion of the first phase of ...

An exodus from Newcastle is feared. While those who can afford to relocate are weighing their options, many more who can't are hoping the government will save the desperately needed jobs here.

JOHANNESBURG, Aug 10 (Reuters) - ArcelorMittal South Africa, a unit of the world's top steelmaker, said on Wednesday that a furnace at its Newcastle plant had failed and would be out of service ...